Alvin C. Camus, DVM, PhD
 

Department of Veterinary Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-7388

Phone: (706) 542-5848
FAX: (706) 542-5828
EMAIL: camus@uga.edu

Associate Professor; DVM (1984) Louisiana State University, PhD (2001) Louisiana State University
Professional Interests: The diagnosis of aquatic animal diseases and the pathobiology of infectious diseases of aquatic animals, with emphasis on diseases of finfish aquaculture and their prevention.
Teaching: Pathology resident training in gross and microscopic diagnosis of aquatic animal diseases, fish anatomy, physiology, and husbandry

Aquamed, an aquatic animal medicine summer course taught through the Gulf States Consortium for Aquatic Pathobiology
Activities: Dr. Camus has served previously as a pathologist for the Louisiana Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and as Director of the Aquatic Diagnostic Laboratory, Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center in Stoneville, MS, working closely with aquaculture interests in the southeast.
Research activities included the study of various aspects of enteric septicemia of catfish, proliferative gill disease, catfish anemia, visceral toxicosis of catfish, and Streptococcus iniae infections in cultured tilapia. In partnership with the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Dr. Camus is now developing a resident training program in aquatic animal pathology at the University of Georgia.
Selected Publications:

Shewmaker PL, Camus AC, Bailiff T, Steigerwalt AG, Morey RE, Carvalho MS, and B Beall. Streptococcus ictaluri sp. nov., isolated from channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus broodstock.  International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. In press.

Hu X, Camus AC, Aono S, Morrison EE, Dennis J, Nusbaum KE, Judd RL, and J Shi. 2007. Channel catfish hepcidin expression in infection and anemia. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases 30:55-69.

Shi J and AC Camus. 2006. Hepicidins in amphibians and fishes: Antimicrobial peptides or iron regulatory hormones? Journal of Developmental and Comparative Immunology 30:746-755.

Zimba PV, Camus A, Allen EH and JM Burkholder. 2006. Co-occurrence of white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, mortalities and microcystin toxin in a southeastern USA shrimp facility. Aquaculture 261:1048-1055.

Labrie L, Komar C, Terhune J, Wise D and A Camus. 2004. Effect of sublethal exposure to the trematode Bolbophorus sp. on the severity of enteric septicemia of catfish (ESC) in channel catfish fingerlings Ictalurus punctatus. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 16:231-237.

Hawke JP, Grooters A and A Camus. 2003. Ulcerative mycosis caused by Aphanomyces invadens in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, black bullhead, Ameiurus melas, and bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, from the southeastern United States. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 15:120-127.

Manning BB, Li MH, Robinson EH, Gaunt PS, Camus AC and GE Rottinghaus. 2003. Response of channel catfish to diets containing T-2 toxin. Journal Aquatic Animal Health 15:229–238.

CamusAC and JP Hawke. 2002. Providencia rettgeri-associated septicemia and meningo-encephalitis in farmed American alligators Alligator mississippiensis. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 14:149-153.

Fuller JD, Camus AC, Duncan CL, Nizet V, Bast DJ, Thune RL, Low DE and JCS de Azavedo. 2002. Identification of a streptolysin S-associated gene cluster and its role in the pathogenesis of Streptococcus iniae disease. Infection and Immunity 70:5730-5739.

Camus AC and MK Lopez. 1996. Gastric cryptosporidiosis in juvenile red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 8:167-172.

Book Chapters:

Wise D, Camus A, Schwedler T, and J Terhune. 2004. Health Management in C Tucker and J Hargreaves, editors. Biology and Culture of the Channel Catfish. Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc.

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